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Re: Combining Plots with Different Ordinate Axes in Mathematica

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  • Subject: [mg95229] Re: Combining Plots with Different Ordinate Axes in Mathematica
  • From: Andreas <aagas at ix.netcom.com>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:38:57 -0500 (EST)

I came across a solution a long time ago, that I believe someone posted on the Mathematica Student forum.  What I have follows, if anyone can provide the original reference, I'd appreciate it.  

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In a message dated 4/8/99 10:54:07 AM,je224 at cam.ac.uk writes:

 Is there a way of making Mathematica include multiple x-or y-axes?  It seems that when one combines several graphs,the axes are always adjusted accordingly.

Remove["Global`*"]
<< Statistics`ContinuousDistributions`
mu = 2.; sigma = 4.;
dist = NormalDistribution[mu, sigma]

Plot[{PDF[dist, x], CDF[dist, x]}, {x, mu - 3 sigma, mu + 3 sigma}];


To put the plots on the same size scale,the PDF values will be scaled by


scale = Round[CDF[dist, mu + 3 sigma]/PDF[dist, mu]]

and the second y-axis will have its Ticks labeled accordingly.Simultaneously,the second y-axis will be scaled in standard deviations about the mean.

red = RGBColor[1, 0, 0];
blue = RGBColor[0, 0, 1];
pdfTicks = 
  Join[Table[{y, StyleForm[y/scale, FontColor -> red]}, {y, 0, 1, 
     0.2}], minorTicks = Table[{y, ""}, {y, 0.1, 0.9, 0.2}]];

cdfTicks = 
  Join[Table[{y, StyleForm[y, FontColor -> blue]}, {y, 0, 1, 0.2}], 
   minorTicks];

sigmaTicks = 
  Join[{{mu - 3 sigma, "\[Mu]-3\[Sigma]"}, {mu - 2 sigma, 
     "\[Mu]-2\[Sigma]"}, {mu - sigma, "\[Mu]-\[Sigma]"}, {mu, 
     "\[Mu]"}, {mu + sigma, "\[Mu]+\[Sigma]"}, {mu + 2 sigma, 
     "\[Mu]+2\[Sigma]"}, {mu + 3 sigma, "\[Mu]+3\[Sigma]"}}, 
   Table[{mu + k*sigma, ""}, {k, -2.5, 2.5}]];

Plot[{scale*PDF[dist, x], CDF[dist, x]}, {x, mu - 3.1 sigma, 
   mu + 3.1 sigma}, ImageSize -> {420, 260}, PlotStyle -> {red, blue},
   Axes -> False, Frame -> True, 
  PlotLabel -> 
   StyleForm["Normal Distribution\n", FontWeight -> "Bold", 
    FontSize -> 12], FrameLabel -> {"x", "PDF\n", None, "CDF"}, 
  FrameTicks -> {Automatic, pdfTicks, sigmaTicks, cdfTicks}];

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This code comes from a very early version but the Automated Compatibility Tool should give you something workable.  Good luck.


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